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The Construction Zone Manager displays a list of all zones in the project. Zones in the list can be selected. | |||||||
When a zone is selected it appears with a orange highlight |  |  | |||||
Double click the Name of the zone to change it. | |||||||
 | Selecting the Color allows the user to change the color and opacity of the zone. | ||||||
The Delete button removes the currently selected zone. The Edit button allows the user to make changes to the zone. | |||||||
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Updating Zones
Learn how to update zones to control which objects they select
When using zones for filtering it is important to understand how zones function in Fuzor. Zones are designed to contain a snapshot of a model. A zone is associated with the objects that are visible in the model and contained within the zone when it is created, edited or updated. This allows the user to create separate sets of zones for different model sets or sequences. When highlight a zone will highlight the objects it is associated with and not necessarily what is visible in the scene at the time. | |||||||
A user may need to update a zone in order for it to select new objects. The Update Zones button in the 4D toolbox updates all the zones in the project. all zones are updated to associate with objects that are currently visible in the model and contained within the zone. |  | ||||||
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Learn how to assign zones to tasks.
A construction simulation may need to show where and at what times construction zones are currently active. An ideal presentation would be able reveal and show a construction zone based on schedule data. Zones can be assigned to temp tasks to display at specific times during a construction | animationsimulation. This allows the user to control Zone visibility with the 4D schedule and display the zones in flythrough videos. | ||||||||||||||
This is a great way to show which areas of the construction site are currently active. This Example shows zoning in flythrough. Task background colors, filter highlight colors, and 3D marker background colors have been edited to match the color of the zones and provide a clear presentation. |  | ||||||||||||||
The Show Task List radio button toggles whether the Gantt Chart is displayed while the Construction Zone Manager is open. The Gantt Chart and the Construction Zone Manager must be displayed so that the user can select both a task and a Zone at the same time. Enable Zone Edit must be active in order to remove or add selected zones to tasks. |  | ||||||||||||||
 | Adds the zone selected in the Contsruction Zone manager to the selected temp task. When added to a temp task zones displays during the duration of the task. | ||||||||||||||
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